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Strategic Plan

Introduction

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy undertook the revision of its existing strategic plan in March of 2002. The revision effort recognized that:

  1. The existing plan had reached the end of its anticipated timeframe,
  2. There had been significant progress toward goals and objectives outlined in the existing plan,
  3. Environmental changes and new campus and university directives necessitated a review of the College's strategic initiatives, and
  4. The recent accreditation self-study and visit by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Educators (ACPE) identified issues for consideration.

The Process

Dean Rosalie Sagraves developed a representative ad-hoc faculty committee to develop the new plan. Membership for that committee is included in Appendix 1 to this document. The committee was facilitated by Drs. Darold Barnum, PhD and Albert Page, PhD of the UIC College of Business Administration. The committee was provided staff support through Jim Bono, Associate Dean for Business Development and Corporate Philanthropy.

The committee met over the course of nine months. A thorough review of the historic plan was undertaken. Significant and wide-ranging input into the development of a new plan was obtained through multiple interactions with the College Advisory Committee, alumni, graduate students, professional students, department and unit heads and a representative number of College faculty during an all-day retreat to review the draft document. Issues and concerns were presented and debated by the committee. The plan was revised multiple times through a consensus building process resulting in this final draft.

Risk Factors

Achieving the goals and objectives of the plan is predicated on overcoming the following risk factors:

  1. The continued appropriation of state funds. The adequate expansion and allocation of state funds to the College through the existing budgeting process.
  2. Expansion of non-state funding levels to support endowed chairs and other activities.
  3. The allocation of sufficient funds for a building addition and building renovations.
  4. The assignment to the College of supplemental space in adjacent buildings to allow for program expansion and the reconfiguration of space in the existing structure.
  5. The potential negative impact on College educational and research activities if additional appropriate permanent space is not procured for the College.
  6. Appropriate funding for and implementing of technology to meet research, infrastructure and curriculum goals.
  7. The potential loss of key faculty members.
  8. The potential negative impact on enrollment from other colleges of pharmacy.

Contingency plans to address the above-mentioned issues will be developed through a semi-annual planning review by the Administrative Officers, Executive Committee and other key faculty members.

The Outcomes

Over the course of its work, the committee developed eight major goal areas, including:

  • Teaching and Learning
  • Research
  • Infrastructure
  • Students
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing/Image/PR
  • Faculty
  • Profession

Specific, measurable, prioritized objectives were developed for each goal. Each objective was also linked to a responsible office, committee or individual and an estimated target time for task completion was set. Progress toward these objectives will be reviewed twice a year at a joint meeting of the College's Administrative Officers, Executive Committee and other key faculty members.

Goal and Objective Statements April, 2003

Teaching and learning

By 2008 the College of Pharmacy will enhance the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum to continue to ensure that it adequately addresses the evolving needs of the profession and healthcare environment. This will be achieved through ongoing curricular assessment and development, strengthening professional collaborations and promulgating life-long learning opportunities for students and the profession.

  1. Integrate new technologies into the curriculum by August 2005, including more use of on-line educational tools and other novel teaching methods and tools.
  2. 2007 for enhancing educational flexibility, increasing matriculation into the graduate programs and meeting diverse profession-wide needs.
  3. Implement a plan for ongoing, systematic curricular review, revision, assessment and reporting (e.g., content, relevancy, etc.) by August 2004. This review should include an ongoing evaluation of the curriculum in light of the changing realities of the workplace.
  4. Enhance PharmD students' ability to meet emerging challenges in the professional workplace by expanding and diversifying Advanced Professional Experience Program sites.
  5. Each department and unit in the College will develop a faculty career and succession plan for existing faculty which takes into consideration anticipated retirements and promotions to determine hiring needs. Department Heads should recruit new faculty to fill anticipated vacancies as determined by the faculty career and succession plan. Plans will be coordinated with the Office of the Dean by December 2004.

Research

By 2008, the College of Pharmacy will continue to conduct world-class, novel research that benefits society. The College will continue to develop unique research programs that are internationally recognized. This research will take place in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment supported by extramural funding.

  1. Raise the total dollar amount of all forms of research funding to $25 million annually by December 2007.
  2. 2he Office of the Associate Dean for Research will establish a formal research support function that will support pre-submission peer review of grant proposals as well as provide administrative assistance in the preparation of grant submissions, including budget and sponsor documentation by October 2003.
  3. The Office of the Associate Dean for Research will improve interdisciplinary research and collaboration within the College of Pharmacy and between UIC colleges and those on other University of Illinois campuses by doubling the number of collaborative grant proposals submitted by December 2007.
  4. Department and unit heads will enhance the purchase, maintenance and support of large, high-cost, multi-user equipment, including replacement on a planned obsolescence schedule.
  5. The Associate Dean for Research will develop and promote a high-profile seminar series highlighting outstanding research endeavors. The series will include the accomplishments of outstanding alumni by October 2003.

Infrastructure

By 2008, the College of Pharmacy will ensure that its infrastructure adequately supports both current and emerging needs. Provisions shall be made for a new building addition, and upgraded and renovated physical facilities that support the activities of an appropriately sized and engaged faculty, student body, administration and staff.

  1. The Office of the Dean will facilitate the planning, funding, construction and occupancy of a building addition by December 2006.
  2. Improve existing facilities and facilities infrastructures.
  3. Develop and implement an appropriate technology infrastructure to support College activities.
  4. Improve the efficiencies of the College-wide administrative processes and infrastructures.
  5. Improve department and unit-level planning and reporting.
  6. The College's Office of Development will help decrease its reliance on state dollars for the purpose of maintaining and improving COP infrastructures.
  7. The COP will encourage the development and expansion of current centers and institutes where new and expanded interdisciplinary research opportunities permit by 2007.
  8. Develop collaborative activities with UIUC by 2007.

Students

By 2008, the College of Pharmacy will educate a diverse student body, developing them into highly qualified pharmacists, educators and scientists who are committed to the ideals and values of their professions and who are well-prepared for their chosen career paths. The college will continue to attract the highest quality students to our programs -- individuals who will become leaders in their professional or scientific areas.

Professional Students:

  1. The OSA shall assess, evaluate and improve the admissions system and process for professional students through:
  2. Student Diversity: The OSA and Urban Health Program (UHP) shall seek students that bring geographic, ethnic, cultural and gender diversity to the College.
  3. The Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration will develop service-learning projects of mutual interest with the Great Cities Institute to enhance civic engagement, workforce development and professional education programs by December 2003.
  4. The OSA shall carefully evaluate the impact of increasing the PharmD class enrollment considering innovative educational approaches and their impacts on infrastructure, faculty and rotation sites by August 2003.
  5. Post-PharmD residents: The College shall increase the number, type and sources of funding supporting post-PharmD residents in the College by August 2007.

Graduate Students:

  1. College departments will evaluate and improve the application process for graduate students by 2003. They shall implement changes by 2004.
  2. Student diversity: Graduate student programs shall enroll 50 percent US graduates in College graduate programs by 2007.
  3. The Dean shall form an ad-hoc committee of departments and units involved in graduate education to assess the most efficient and effective means of educating graduate students within the COP. This will include the possible impacts on COP graduate programs resulting from decisions made within other UIC colleges. The committee shall report their findings and recommendations to the Dean by December 2004.
  4. Graduate student fellowships: The College shall increase the number, type and sources of fellowships supporting graduate students in the College by August 2007.

Joint Professional/Graduate Programs:

  1. The College will develop a PharmD-Ph.D. program by August 2005.
  2. Centralize and enhance web sites for all professional and graduate programs every year. Fund one half-time College-level position to support this effort by July 2004.
  3. The OAA shall continue to explore additional joint degree programs with other colleges such as PharmD/JD, PharmD/MPH, PharmD/HIS, et cetera on an ongoing basis.
  4. The OAA shall develop ongoing training and development programs for teaching assistants, including the use of existing UIC resources, to improve students' language/communication skills by August 2004.

    Entrepreneurship

    By 2008, the College of Pharmacy will have increased its entrepreneurial activities by nurturing the creative activities of the faculty, students and staff. In doing so, it will maintain the highest level of quality and integrity in all entrepreneurial activities.

    1. By January of 2004 the Office of the Dean will explore developing a University-Related Organization (URO) to maximize organizational flexibility in contracting, development and commercialization.
    2. Enhance the COP's number and scope of academic-to-business alliances.
    3. The Office of the Associate Dean for Research will create an infrastructure to support entrepreneurial activities that include the development of a faculty orientation by December 2003. The orientation will be provided to faculty twice a year. The content of the orientation will be reviewed annually by the Dean and the Executive Committee. Revisions will be made upon their recommendation. Initially, the orientation will cover, at a minimum, the following topical areas.
    4. Enhance the commercialization of College intellectual property through technology management activities.
    5. The OAA will develop entrepreneurial Continuing Education and Meeting Management opportunities that are cost-effective and will support high-quality. pharmaceutical care and sciences.

    Marketing/Image/PR

    By 2008, the state, national and international public, professional and scientific communities will view the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy as the preeminent pharmacy school. The faculty, students, and administration will play a major role in promoting the visibility of the profession of pharmacy and of the College and its achievements in education, research, service, and entrepreneurship.

    1. Develop a faculty-led committee to facilitate and oversee the marketing activities of the College.
    2. With staff support from the Office of the Dean, the committee will identify key audiences, messages, baseline levels of awareness and perception, communication vehicles, budgets and timelines to enhance the market presence of the College. The following marketing issues shall be assessed and a comprehensive marketing plan for the College will be developed and submitted to the Dean by December of 2003.
    3. The plan shall be revised and resubmitted to the Dean annually in March for integration into the annual budget planning cycle.

    Faculty

    By 2008, the College of Pharmacy will be led by highly-productive, internationally-recognized, world-class scholars. Junior faculty will be effectively mentored while being held to high standards of performance. Faculty at all levels will actively participate in college and university governance while adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct and civic virtue.

    1. Recruit and retain an excellent and diverse faculty.
    2. Secure two endowed chairs and two named professorships for the College by August 2007.
    3. Expand faculty development efforts.
    4. The Dean will convene an ad-hoc committee, with support from the Office of the Associate Dean, Research and Office of Academic Affairs, charged with developing and overseeing a college wide system for faculty mentoring by December 2003.

    Profession

    Through 2008, the College of Pharmacy will continue to lead the profession of pharmacy. This will be accomplished in part by providing opportunities for Faculty and student professional growth, by shaping and expanding models of pharmaceutical care, and by promoting safe and effective use of medications.

    1. The Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration shall create, test and assess the effectiveness of new models that would establish the standard of practice in the delivery of pharmacy products and services by August 2006. These models would address:
    2. The Department of Pharmacy Practice will broaden the College's role in the practice of pharmacy in Illinois by 2004.
    3. The Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration will be catalysts to work with government, manufacturers and health care providers for the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals on an ongoing basis.
    4. The Departments of Pharmacy Administration, Pharmacy Practice and the College Marketing committee will develop a plan for the College to enhance its role as the voice of and advocate for the people of Illinois on pharmaceutical issues through expanded faculty linkages with consumer advocacy groups and/or professional organizations by May 2005.
    5. The OAA will broaden life-long learning opportunities by developing comprehensive, accessible and user-friendly continuing education programs (such as on-line certificate programs) that focus on building competencies in specific areas (e.g., disease state management, business development, preceptor development, etc.) on an ongoing basis.
    6. Increase faculty participation in state and local professional organizations.

    Planning Process Participants

    Faculty

    • Clara Awe - Urban Health Program
    • Karol Bruzik - Executive committee - Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacognosy
    • Andrew Donnelley - Pharmacy Practice - Inpatient Pharmacy Services
    • Norman Farnsworth - PCRPS/Medicinal Chemistry
    • Scott Franzblau - Institute for Tuberculosis Research/ Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacognosy
    • Richard Gemeinhart - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Anil Gulati - Executive committee - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Michael Johnson - Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacognosy
    • Norman Katz - Biopharmaceutical Sciences - Accreditation Team
    • Donna Kraus - Pharmacy Practice - Accreditation Team
    • Bruce Lambert - Pharmacy Administration
    • Lucio Miele - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Hayat Onyuksel - Executive committee - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Rosalie Sagraves - Office of the Dean
    • Marieke Schoen - Pharmacy Practice
    • Glen Schumock - Center for Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research - Pharmacy Practice
    • Miriam Mobley Smith - Pharmacy Practice
    • Avery Spunt - Executive committee - Pharmacy Practice
    • Debra Tonetti - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Richard van Breemen - Executive committee - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Eva Vasquez - Pharmacy Practice
    • Surrey Walton - Executive committee - Pharmacy Administration
    • Jim Wang - Biopharmaceutical Sciences
    • Kenneth Witte - Pharmacy Practice - Outpatient Pharmacy Services
    • Jean Woodward - Student Affairs - Pharmacy Administration

    Facilitators

    • Darold Barnum - College of Business Administration
    • Albert Page - College of Business Administration

    Staff

    • Jim Bono - Office of the Dean

     

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